Asian_Americans

Axia College Material Appendix E Asian Americans According to the U.S. Census Bureau Part I Organize statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on Asian American diversity using the matrix below. The Web site is available at http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001738.html Statistic 1 of the Cultural Makeup column is provided for your reference. Note: you will find only two statistics to place in the Financial row. | Statistic 1 | Statistic 2 | Statistic 3 | Cultural Makeup | 13.1 million U.S. residents are Asian or Asian in combination with other races | 33.4 million of US residence will ID themselves as Asian alone. | 943,000 of US residence say they are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders in combination with one or more race | Financial | In 02 median income of Asian/Pacific Islanders was $52,018 | 10.2% in 02 is the poverty rate reported by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders | | Nationality | 1.5 million is the number of foreign born | 48% of the foreign born population from Asia are naturalized US citizens | Asian born residents compromise ¼ of the nation’s foreign born population at 8.3 million | Education | 16% OF Asian and Pacific Islander 25yrs and older have an advanced degree | 87% of Asian/Pacific Islander are high school graduates | 47% 25yrs and older have earned a BA, the highest percentage of any race or ethnic group in the Country | Career | 351,000 Asian Americans are military vets | 75% of Asian Americans/Pacific Islander men and 59% women work in the civilian labor force | 105,300 Asian Americans are physicians or surgeons | Demographics | 2.7 million Asian American residence are Chinese making them the leading Asian group | Pacific Islanders largest group are Native Hawaiian at 401,000 | 95% of these 2 groups live in the metropolitan areas | Lifestyle | 73% of Asian Americans/Pacific islanders households are made up of families, 2-10 having five or more members | 70% are naturalized citizen householders who own their own home | 2.0 million speak Chinese in their homes | Part II Next, answer the following questions: a. What do these statistics reveal about Asian diversity in America' From these statistics one can see the good Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders bring to our country, when I say our that is all races included' They have taken advantage of the education offered and ran with it. The only low number in the report was the poverty rate, that is pretty incredible. b. What do you believe is the future of Asian diversity in America' I think the future holds the Asian population to increase instead of decrease leading to an even wider demographic. Reference U.S. Census Bureau. (2004, April 19). Asian Pacific American heritage month: May 2004. Retrieved December 1, 2004, from http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/001738.html